Working principle of the world

Practice of Dharma is only through action. An action in a given situation could be in perfect alignment the Dharmic principles. Another action in the same situation may not be so much aligned or may even be in deviation with the Dharma. The world moves based on the actions. The principle behind worldly movements is elaborated below.

Karma, Punya and Papa

Karrma means action. Every human action has some effect. The effect of action could be positive or negative. The good actions, in accordance with the Dharma, will bear pleasing results. Bad/Wrong actions, against the tenets of Dharma, will bring suffering. Since man is free to choose his/her actions, he/she would also be responsible for the effects of that action. The good effects of the action will bring good things to the doer. The bad effects of the action will bring bad things. Whenever, someone deviates from the Dharma, he/she is bound to create suffering either to him/her self or to some one else. If some one suffers from the action, the actor accrues papa(sin). If some one benefits from the action, the actor accrues punya. Depending on the amount of punya/papa he/she has accrued, enjoyments and sufferings will come back to the individual responsible for the actions. No one, however dearer to him/her, could share those suffering/enjoyments. What ever may be the situation, the consequences of the actions can not be avoided. The person who has acted – he alone will be responsible for the consequences – no one else will bear its fruits.

There is also an another type of effect from each action. That could be termed as internal. Every activity is performed with a particular attitude. The attitude with which an action is performed will have an effect on the nature of the person who is performing the action. The attitude could transform the man to the better. It could purify his mind. On the other hand, there is also a possibility that the action could make the mind more impure. the action leaves residual impressions (samskãras) on the subconscious mind of the individual. These samskãras generate thought waves (vrittis) and thereby determine the character of the individual. Thus, actions determine the personal conduct and this conduct molds the character, in a revolving chain of cause and effect. [8]

Observation: Every action generates punya for good effects and Papa for bad effects. The generator of punya enjoys and the generator of papa suffers.